Recent content by richobe

Hey ladies and gents, it's been a while. I have a question I hope you can help with. I used to work for FXCC, then sold my truck. Now I'm looking for a class 7 or 8 dry box with a rear lift gate. I want to work for myself, I've had my authority, and insurance years ago. But this time I am...

I used to lease with FedEx CC and they took care of everything. Now I have my own 24' straight truck with my own authority. The truck has a lift gate, but is a Freightliner day cab. I drive it all over the east coast, but being from the east coast of South Carolina there's not a lot of freight...

I'm looking at a 24' straight truck and was wondering what is the best system for keeping it heated and cool without running the engine. I used to have a Freightliner Columbia, but I froze in the winter. I've heard a lot of discussions about different systems, but never heard what really worked...

I'm looking into picking up a straight truck, and was wondering if there are any companies that do much work in the southeast? I've worked for FedEx CC in the past, but it seems all there work is in the Ohio area. I live in coastal SC, and it was a killer always having to dead head hundreds of...

Dispatchers I really don't know what my dispatchers know. It seems that the weekday system works great, but when the weekend team takes over the whole changes.

I am an owner/operator of a straight truck now leased to a large company out of Green Ohio. I won't mention the name. I have not been with them that long. In the past couple of weeks the loads have been OK, but as soon as the weekend shows up I end up sitting for over forty eight hours in some...

Just wanted some good advice. My old road atlas has seen better days, and I want to know what you recomend. I value the advice given here. So let me know what you perfer. Thanks!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, My name is Rich and I,m a retired firefighter living in Conway SC. I moved here about eight years ago from Phila. Pa. While here I've driven for a few companies, delivering propane, chlorine, oil, and...

Hello, My name is Rich and I,m a retired firefighter living in Conway SC. I moved here about eight years ago from Phila. Pa. While here I've driven for a few companies, delivering propane, chlorine, oil, and assorted frieght. I worked for Fedex for three years, but it was part time. The others...